HINF 601 Healthcare Information Exchange
This course explores evaluation and management of health information between healthcare facilities, government agencies, and consumer health records (PHR) including issues, standards, technologies, and system configurations. Electronic health records will be covered conceptually to understand their impact on HIEs. Technical components (data exchanges, interoperability, data mining, and warehouse) as well as policy issues will be discussed and debated. Privacy and security aspects regarding electronic health information exchange will be explored. Current legal requirements driving policies and procedures as well as business and best practices regarding the creation, storage, processing, access, auditing, and utilization of clinical data will be explored.